In seemingly every college basketball season, there are a handful of teams that make the leap from good to great.

These squads can be historically excellent programs that had a solid, but not spectacular, effort the year before—think Louisville going from the second round in the 2011 NCAA tournament to the Final Four in the 2012 version—or upstart programs that finally arrive.

The 2013-14 season will be no different. Read on to see the five teams that will jump from good to great this time around.

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